Johor
repossesses Desaru
03/10/1991 NST By Farush Khan
JOHOR BARU, Wed. - The State Government today repossessed the land and
property of the stalled $3.4 billion Desaru resort as the developer has
failed to guarantee its completion on schedule although it had been given
a year to do so. Menteri Besar Tan Sri Haji Muhyiddin Yassin said the
Government will take possession of the leased 1,742ha area from the
developer, Desaru International Resorts Sdn Bhd (DIRSB), within seven
days.
Still
waiting for house
05/10/1991 MM By Alina Simon; Mimi Syed Yusof
DURAI decided to buy a medium lowcost house from a developer after
considering its good track record. But he is beginning to regret the
decision after the developer failed to complete the house on time.
Rumah
Taman Wira Jaya tidak siap
07/10/1991 BH
PERUMAHAN Taman Wira Jaya, Kok Lanas, Kelantan mula dibina pada tahun 1987
dan mengikut iklannya rumah ini siap dalam tahun 1989 dan boleh diduduki.
Pada tahun 1989 seperti yang dijanjikan, rumah-rumah di taman ini masih
belum boleh didiami sehinggalah sekarang. Jalannya masih belum diturap
malah ia lebih berupa kawasan pembinaan yang ditinggalkan dengan timbunan
tanah serta batu dan alat-alat pembinaan yang telah ditinggalkan
bersepah-sepah. Jalan untuk masuk ke taman ini lecak apabila hujan dengan
longkangnya dibiarkan tertimbus.
`Govt must decide role of housing developers'
08/10/1991 BT
THE Government must decide whether it wants housing developers to play the
role of deliverer of houses, social engineer or public welfare agency because
they are in no position to assume all three, Mr Teo Chiang Kok, president
of the Housing Developers Association (HDA) said yesterday. In a keynote address
delivered at the two-day national conference on housing and property organised
by the HDA in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, he said there, is an urgent need for
a review of the role and authority of the Ministry of Housing and Local Government
vis-a-vis state housing authorities in respect of the realisation of housing
targets.
Pemberian hakmilik
strata dikaji
08/10/1991 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Isnin - Kerajaan akan mengkaji untuk memendekkan tempoh pemberian
hakmilik strata kepada pembeli rumah pangsa bagi menggalakkan lebih ramai
rakyat tinggal di kawasan berkenaan bagi menghadapi masalah kekurangan tanah.
Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Encik Ghafar Baba, berkata pihaknya akan mengadakan
pertemuan dengan Kementerian Tanah dan Pembangunan Koperasi serta Kementerian
Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan bagi membincangkan pelaksanaan proses mempercepatkan
pemberian hakmilik strata itu.
10 tahun
belum ada hakmilik strata
08/10/1991 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Ada bangunan dan rumah pangsa yang dibina sejak 10 tahun
lalu belum mendapat hakmilik strata sehingga sekarang, kata Presiden
Pesatuan Pemaju Perumahan Malaysia (HDA), Encik Teo Chiang Kok. Sehubungan
itu, katanya, pemaju terpaksa melaksanakan fungsi menyelenggara dan
menyediakan kemudahan sampingan yang sepatutnya dipikul oleh lembaga
pengurusan.
The burden of housing the poor
09/10/1991 MM
ALL tax-payers should bear the burden of subsidising low-cost units for the
nation's poor - not just the long-suffering middle-income earners who form
the bulk of house purchasers. The Housing Developers Association said with
the escalating construction cost, this approach has gained urgency.
Free
water but for how long?
10/10/1991 MM
DESPITE having enjoyed free water supply for the past year, about 300
families in Taman Bukit Serdang are urging the Selangor Waterworks
Department to install water meters, provide supply and charge them. The
reason? They have been getting their water supply from a water tower
belonging to an adjacent housing estate which is still under construction
since they moved in two years ago.
Section 19 flat owners offer to sell back units to State
12/10/1991 NST-CITYX
FLATS owners in Section 19, Shah Alam, who have been engaged in a
long-standing feud with the State Development Corporation over the status
of their property, want to sell their flats to the Government. Their
spokesman Richard Liew said: "Ours is a firm offer to the Government to
buy back the flats."
Plan to control
sale of low-cost houses
13/10/1991 NSUNT
GOPENG, Sat. - The Government will amend the Housing Developers Act if the
problem of unscrupulous house-buyers snapping up low-cost houses in blocks
for quick profits continues, Housing and Local Government Minister Dr Ting
Chew Peh said. He said the Government might legally prevent house-buyers from
buying more than one low-cost house or stop housing developers from selling
more than one low-cost house to the same buyer.
Checking frauds by legal professionals 13/10/1991 NSUNT By S. Jayakrishnan
CASE ONE: Watchman Muthu, the sole bread-winner in his family, had long
dreamed of having a roof over his head. After almost two decades, he
finally saved enough to place a down-payment for a low-cost house. He
sought the help of a lawyer to carry out the transaction with the
developer. Unfortunately, the unscrupulous lawyer made off with his
savings and the loan he had obtained from a bank to finance the purchase
of his dream home. Muthu who has been left in a quandary now has to
contend with the monthly repayment of the loan apart from supporting his
family of six on his dwindling meagre salary. His quest for a home of his
own remains a pipe-dream. CASE TWO: Teacher Ahmad had his heart set on
buying his dream house - a single-storey terrace house. Having obtained a
Government loan, he contacted a lawyer to carry out the necessary
documentation. Two months later, the lawyer disappeared with his
down-payment and the loan that was approved by the bank. For Ahmad and his
family of five, it was a shattering experience. He now holds two jobs and
drives a taxi part-time to enable him to repay his loan. ALTHOUGH the
names are fictitious, cases such as these are on the rise.
Endless
wait for title
14/10/1991 MM
DISSATISFIED wants to know when he can get the land title to his house in
Taman Nanyang, Jinjang. He bought the house 10 years ago but the project
was later abandoned and taken over by Malayan Banking Berhad while the
titles were handed over to the Federal Territory Land Office.
Strata title check
15/10/1991 MM
A REPORT is being compiled on all pending strata title applications throughout
the country in a move to find out why there are delays in issuing them. The
report will be submitted by an officer of the Land and Cooperative Development
Ministry who was assigned to compile details on all pending applications at
land offices.
Strata title check
15/10/1991 MM
A REPORT is being compiled on all pending strata title applications
throughout the country in a move to find out why there are delays in
issuing them. The report will be submitted by an officer of the Land and
Cooperative Development Ministry who was assigned to compile details on
all pending applications at land offices.
Pemaju mesti
tanggung
16/10/1991 HM
PETALING JAYA: Pemaju Perumahan Jiwa Murni mesti bertanggungjawab terhadap
masalah banjir yang melanda Kampung Jaya Murni dan Kampung Semarak, di Km
12 Jalan Klang Lama di sini. Menurut penduduk yang terpaksa menumpang di beberapa
rumah yang belum siap di taman perumahan itu, masalah banjir di kampung mereka
disebabkan pemaju mengorek pasir di bahagian tebing sungai yang menjadi penahan
air dari memasuki kampung mereka.
Housing
developer assures owners of repairs
16/10/1991 NST
PENANG, Tues. - The developer of Taman Berkat in Guar Perahu near Bukit
Mertajam has assured housebuyers that repairs and maintenance will be
carried out for defective houses.
Decision
day for 204 Ipoh house buyers
17/10/1991 NST-CITYX By K. Vijiyan
THE 204 buyers of a housing scheme at Pengkalan in Ipoh, which has been
abandoned since 1982, will meet on Sunday to discuss three proposals to
save the project. Sri Pengkalan House Buyers and House Owners Association
chairman Goh Sung Pheow said the proposals were given by a Government
statutory body which had earlier advanced some funds to the developer,
Syarikat Perusahaan Seri Connolly Sdn Bhd.
Pangsapuri PKNS tanpa CF Berjerubu
17/10/1991 HM
SOALAN Tuan Peguam, * SAYA telah mendiami pangsapuri PKNS lebih daripada
dua tahun. Masalahnya pangsapuri 16 tingkat yang saya duduki itu sehingga
sekarang tidak mempunyai sijil kelayakan untuk didiami (Certificate of
Fitness) yang kekal, tetapi mempunyai CF sementara sejak tahun lalu.
Apakah pandangan tuan di segi undang-undang mengenai perkara itu.
Decision
day for 204 Ipoh house buyers
17/10/1991 NST-CITYX
THE 204 buyers of a housing scheme at Pengkalan in Ipoh, which has been
abandoned since 1982, will meet on Sunday to discuss three proposals to
save the project. Sri Pengkalan House Buyers and House Owners Association
chairman Goh Sung Pheow said the proposals were given by a Government
statutory body which had earlier advanced some funds to the developer,
Syarikat Perusahaan Seri Connolly Sdn Bhd.
No rise in housing loan interest rate
18/10/1991 NST
BANK Negara has no plans to raise the nine per cent ceiling interest rate
for loans for houses costing less than $100,000. The Central Bank said it
would be premature to do so even though some banks have been reported to have
complained of thin profit margins due to the high cost of funds.
Developers: Set up fund to solve end-financing woes
18/10/1991 BT
DEVELOPERS warned yesterday they may have to
put on hold some housing schemes if the present credit crunch on end-financing
for houses costing below $100,000 persists and urged the Government to act
immediately. The Housing Developers' Association (HDA) said if the Government
insists on maintaining the ceiling on interest rate for loans to purchase
houses costing below $100,000 at 9 per cent, it must offer an alternative
to the end-financing that is being provided by the banks, such as setting
up a fund.
Siapkan segera
atau projek batal
18/10/1991 HM
KANGAR: Siapkan segera atau projek menebus guna tanah berharga $280 juta itu
akan ditarik balik! Itulah amaran kerajaan negeri kerana tidak berpuas hati
terhadap sikap pemaju berkenaan - Perlis Land Sdn Bhd - yang tidak langsung
memulakan projek walaupun kontrak ditandatangani dua tahun lalu.
Abandoned project's misery
18/10/1991 NST-SSPEC
AN abandoned housing estate in Jalan Parit Mesjid in Pontian has not only
put house buyers in a fix but has become a breeding ground for household
pests and a haunt for dadah addicts.
Report to Ministry, Ting tells developers
19/10/1991 NST
SUNGAI SIPUT, Fri. - The Housing Developers Association has been told to forward
their problems to the Housing and Local Government Ministry or Bank Negara
if they face difficulty in arranging end-financing for houses costing below
$100,000. "This way, the Ministry or Bank Negara will be able to know the
seriousness of the problem and can formulate or take the necessary steps to
overcome them," Housing and Local Government Minister Dr Ting Chew Peh said
today.
Loke: We'll keep tabs on banks
19/10/1991 NST
SUNGAI SIPUT, Fri. - Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Loke Yuen Yow today reminded
banks not to forget their social responsibilities. "Banks constitute an important
sector of the whole economy and they are tied up closely with people's lives,"
he said, after the Perak MCA liaison committee meeting at the Jalong New Village
here.
Housebuyer's dilemma
19/10/1991 MM
A CHANGE of address has caused Buyer who bought a low-cost flat in Sunrise
Park in Ampang to miss out on a crucial house-buyers' meeting. "I had
moved to Pulau Pinang and missed a meeting to decide on the fate of the
stalled project which had been delayed due to lack of funds," he adds.
Banteras pemaju
seleweng
21/10/1991 HM
IPOH: "Pemaju perumahan menyeleweng, kerajaan mesti ambil tindakan tegas,"
kata Presiden Persatuan Pengguna Perak (PCA), Encik S Rajadorai, yang mendakwa
pemaju menggunakan lot perumahan kos rendah bagi membina rumah kos sederhana
dan tinggi. "Kegiatan itu jelas menyalahi undang-undang kerana pemaju mendapatkan
lot perumahan dengan bayaran untuk perumahan kos rendah tetapi membina rumah
sederhana dan tinggi.
Kementerian jalin kerjasama
22/10/1991 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Isnin - Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan akan bekerjasama
dengan Persatuan Pemaju Perumahan (HDA), Persatuan Arkitek Malaysia (PAM)
dan Jabatan Bomba bagi merangka pelan piawai rumah kos rendah. Menteri berkenaan,
Dr Ting Chew Peh, berkata pelan piawai itu yang masih di peringkat penyediaan
oleh Jabatan Perumahan Negara (JPN) di kementerian itu, akan mengutamakan
ciri penyediaan keselamatan bangunan atau rumah.
Developers cause
strata title delay
22/10/1991 MM
HOUSING developers' failure to comply with legal requirements have caused
delays in issuing strata titles for high-rise building units. The Land and
Co-operative Development Ministry said mistakes can be avoided if the developers
engaged consultant architects and surveyors before they begin their projects.
49,400 bangunan
tanpa hakmilik
22/10/1991 HM
SUBANG: Kerajaan Selangor mengesan 49,400 unit bangunan di seluruh negeri
ini masih belum mempunyai hakmilik strata sejak 15 tahun lalu. Menteri Besar,
Tan Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib, berkata dalam tempoh itu kira-kira 50,000 unit
bangunan disiapkan, tetapi hanya 600 unit mendapat hakmilik.
End in
sight for flat buyer
22/10/1991 MM
* SEESEE wants to know what is holding up his new low-cost flat in Taman
Kajang Utama which appears to be physically complete. "I bought the flat
in 1987 and, according to the sale and purchase agreement, the five-storey
building should have been completed in September last year," he says.
Stumbling block in building of low-cost houses
23/10/1991 NST
PRICE-SETTING is a stumbling block in the building of low-cost houses, according
to developers. The demand for low-cost houses has exceeded supply, and unless
some flexibility is allowed in the process of development, it is unlikely
that housing targets will be met.
Duit dah
kutip, pemaju lesap
24/10/1991 HM
ULU KLANG: Duit dah kutip, rumah terbengkalai ... Begitulah yang terjadi
kepada penduduk Kampung Selamat di sini apabila pemaju perumahan gagal
menyiapkan projek Ukay Jaya di situ.
State acts tough against house owners
28/10/1991 NST
PENANG, Sun. - The State Government has repossessed about 40 low-cost houses
the last year after discovering that the owners had been renting out the units.
State Executive Councillor for Housing and Environment, Haji Zakaria Bakar
said today the move was to ensure that the low-cost units were not being used
for profiteering but were given to genuine applicants.
Jawatankuasa tak adil 28/10/1991 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: "Tunggu orang lain mati, baru saya cuba dapatkan rumah untuk
awak!" itulah janji yang diterima oleh beberapa penduduk Kampung Pasir
mengenai penempatan di Rumah Panjang Bandar Baru Sentul sementara menunggu
projek Kampung Cubadak Sentul, yang kini terbengkalai, siap dilaksanakan.
Projek itu bertujuan memberi peluang kepada penduduk setinggan di lima
kampung di Sentul - Kampung Pasir, Kampung Puah Seberang, Kampung Puah
Bahagia, Kampung Cubadak Tambahan dan Kampung Cubadak Jaya - untuk
menikmati keselesaan rumah sendiri.
Floored by developer's reaction to flaws in apartment
28/10/1991 MM
* CHRIS, whose father bought a condominium at Waizuri II in Wangsa Maju,
Setapak, is unhappy with the way the developer is acting on their
complaints. "We personally delivered a letter to PGK Sdn Bhd on Sept 19
stating the various faults in the apartment," she says
Pemaju
perlu tanam banyak pokok
29/10/1991 BH
SHAH ALAM, Isnin - Semua pemaju perumahan di negeri ini diarah menanam lebih
banyak pokok di kawasan estet perumahan baru mereka bagi memastikan penjagaan
alam sekitar seimbang dengan pembangunan. Menteri Besar, Tan Sri Muhammad
Haji Muhd Taib, berkata pemaju dan pemilik kilang juga diarah menambah keluasan
kawasan pengindahan dataran bagi menggantikan pokok yang sudah ditebang.
Danau kota,
BBDK dijangka catat jualan $520 juta
29/10/1991 BH
DANAU Kota Development Sdn Bhd (Danau Kota), syarikat Bumiputera dan pemaju
Bandar Baru Danau Kota (BBDK) di Jalan Genting Klang, Kuala Lumpur dijangka
mencatat jualan $520 juta apabila projek berkenaan siap sepenuhnya dalam tempoh
lima tahun akan datang. Pengarahnya, Ungku Zainal Abidin Ismail, berkata projek
yang dimajukan menerusi enam fasa itu, kini sudah memasuki fasa kedua membabitkan
pembinaan bangunan komersil.
Kejujuran dipersoal
30/10/1991 HM
KUALA LUMPUR: Penghuni rumah pangsa Taman Bakti, Jalan Jujur Satu, Ampang,
mempersoalkan kejujuran pemaju Jujur Sdn Bhd, yang dikatakan gagal
menyediakan kemudahan asas yang cekap seperti pernah dijanjikan. Mereka
kecewa dengan sikap pemaju yang pandai `menanam tebu di bibir mulut'
ketika meminta bekas penduduk setinggan berkenaan menandatangani kontrak
perjanjian membeli 359 unit rumah di situ.
Ministry wants
review of strata title provisions
31/10/1991 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The National Unity and Social Development Ministry will
submit a memorandum to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad to review
the strata title provisions for flats under the National Land Code. Its deputy
Minister Datuk Alex Lee said this was necessary as flat dwellers having problems
with developers who did not care about their plight.
Sektor binaan
boleh terjejas
31/10/1991 BH
PETALING JAYA, Rabu - Persatuan Pemaju Perumahan (HDA) mendakwa sektor pembinaan
akan lumpuh jika kerajaan mengambil tindakan drastik menghantar pulang pendatang
tanpa izin. Pengerusi HDA Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan, Encik Alan Tong,
berkata sektor itu kini bergantung kepada lebih 100,000 pekerja asing tanpa
izin iaitu kira kira 50 peratus daripada jumlah tenaga kerja sektor itu.
Memo on strata
titles
31/10/1991 BT
THE National Unity and Social Development Ministry will submit a memorandum
to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad to review the strata title
provisions for flats under the National Land Code. Deputy minister Datuk Alex
Lee said yesterday this was necessary as flat dwellers throughout the country
are having problems with developers who do not care about their plight. He
told reporters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday flat dwellers were neglected by the
developers and the strata titles were issued late resulting in them being
unable to set up management corporations to safeguard their rights and interests.
Kementerian
kemuka laporan Perdana Menteri
31/10/1991 BH
KUALA LUMPUR, Rabu - Kementerian Perpaduan Negara dan Pembangunan
Masyarakat akan mengemukakan memorandum kepada Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri
Dr Mahathir Mohamad supaya dikaji semula akta Hakmilik Tanah Bersama
mengikut akta tanah bagi rumah pangsa. Timbalan Menteri Perpaduan Negara
dan Pembangunan Masyarakat, Datuk Alex Lee hari ini berkata kajian semula
itu perlu kerana penghuni rumah pangsa menghadapi masalah dengan pemaju
yang tidak mengambil perhatian mengenai kemudahan dan masalah mereka.
Ministry
wants review of strata title provisions
31/10/1991 NST
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. - The National Unity and Social Development Ministry
will submit a memorandum to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad
to review the strata title provisions for flats under the National Land
Code. Its deputy Minister Datuk Alex Lee said this was necessary as flat
dwellers having problems with developers who did not care about their
plight
